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Eye on the Opponent: Texas Tech

November 06, 2006 | Football

By: Athletics Communications

Curtis Lofton

Sooner Gameday Central | Season Stats | Sooner Experience

OKLAHOMA vs. TEXAS TECH 
The Sooners return to Norman riding a four-game win streak and No. 17 national ranking. Oklahoma is 7-2 overall and 4-1 in conference action.
 
Oklahoma hosts Texas Tech in the final home game of the season at Owen Field on Saturday at 6 p.m. FSN will broadcast OU's 53rd consecutive TV game. Last week, the Sooners defeated Texas A&M in College Station, 17-16. Texas Tech cruised by Baylor in Lubbock, 55-21.
 

 Texas Tech  
 Location  Lubbock, Texas
 Enrollment  27,996
 Conference  Big 12 (South Division)
 Home Field  Jones AT&T Stadium (52,500)
 Head Coach  Mike Leach (Sixth Season)
 Record This Season  6-4 Overall, 3-3 Big 12
 Record Last Season  9-3 Overall, 6-2 Big 12
 Overall Series Record  OU Leads, 10-3

Oklahoma owns a 10-3 lead in the overall series. The Sooners won five consecutive games against the Red Raiders prior to the controversial 23-21 setback in Lubbock last season.
 
Tech has won just once in Noman (1996) and the average score in the overall series has been 31-17, OU. Coach Stoops is 5-2 against the Red Raiders (lost in first season in 1999 and last season). Since the formation of the Big 12 in 1996, the series is 7-3, Oklahoma. The Sooners won the first game in the series, 34-9, on September 3, 1992, in Norman.
  

 NCAA Stats  Oklahoma  Texas Tech
 Passing Offense (Rank)  180 (80th)  375.5 (3rd)
 Rushing Offense  183.4 (20th)  80.4 (111th)
 Scoring  29.3 (25th)  32.4 (15th)
 Total Offense  363.4 (40th)  455.9 (6th)
 Turnover Margin  .11 (48th)  -.10 (65th)
 Rushing Defense  120.7 (46th)  140.9 (66th)
 Passing Defense  156.4 (14th)  163.5 (17th)
 Scoring Defense  15.2 (15th)  22.7 (65th)
 Total Defense  277.1 (14th)  304.4 (40th)
 
Texas Tech's 2006 Season
The Red Raiders opened with non-conference wins against SMU and UTEP before a 12-3 loss in Fort Worth to TCU. Tech shut out SE Louisiana and secured a 31-27 win against Texas A&M in College Station before dropping two-straight to Missouri and Colorado. A win in Ames against Iowa State was followed by a 35-31 loss to Texas in Lubbock. The Red Raiders lit up the Baylor Bears, 55-21, last Saturday. 
Texas Tech 2006 Schedule & Results
 
Last Game - Texas Tech 55, Baylor 21
Graham Harrell threw for four touchdowns -- three of them to Joel Filani -- and 483 yards to lead Texas Tech to a 55-21 win over Baylor on Saturday. It was the second straight week Harrell has put up big passing numbers. Last week he threw for 519 yards in Tech's loss to Texas.
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